美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-12-26
时间：2018-12-01 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(十二)月
This is AP news minute.
1. The United State abstained 1 United Nations vote, condemning 2 Israel's settlement in the west bank. The move was greeted with a loud applause in the packed security council chamber 3. That will give the green light for the council to approve the resolution, condemning Israel by 14-0 vote.
2. The Tunisian man suspected of a deadly attack on a Christmas market in Berlin was killed early Friday morning. Anis Amri was shot by a Milan Italy police officer when he refused to show the ID passage.
3. Russian president Vladimir Putin says there is nothing unusual in his comments on Donald Trump 4 when the president-elect said he wanted to build an American arsenal 5. Putin made the comments in a 3.5 hour-long end of the year news conference in Moscow.
4. And in Cleveland, police officers handed out $100 gift cards, given by an anonymous 6 donor 7. Officers were instructed to give them away to anyone of their choice, as random 8 at the kindness.
Tom Ritchie, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained. 十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
- They collectively abstained (from voting) in the elections for local councilors. 他们在地方议会议员选举中集体弃权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
- The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
- Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
- We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。
- Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
- The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。